SAGITTARIUS SURVIVING by Cecil Lewis 1991 1st edition

SAGITTARIUS SURVIVING
by Cecil Lewis

DESCRIPTION
ISBN: 0850524482
Format: small hardcover with dust jacket
Published: Leo Cooper 1991, 1st edition
Size (mm): 145 w x 225 h x 20 h
Pages: 150
SKU: A4/2408/0613/B911

ABOUT
A memoir by a WWI fighter pilot, with the adventurous spirit of War Horse and the charm of The Little Prince.

A singular, lyrical book, Sagittarius Rising is at once an exuberant memoir from the Lost Generation and a riveting tale of the early days of flight during World War I. Cecil Lewis lied his way into the British Army's Royal Flying Corps at age sixteen and was ordered to a squadron on the Western Front only a year later.

At the time, flying was so new that designers hadn't even decided on basic mechanics such as how many wings a plane should have. Despite this, Lewis mastered virtually every kind of single-engine plane in the RFC, going on to excel in active duty and even to dogfight the Red Baron--and live to tell the tale.

Includes a map.

CONDITION
Near new with light handling wear on dust jacket. Images depict all need to know detail.

REMARKS
Scarce locally
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